# Install umbrelOS on a VPS

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/install-umbrelos-on-a-vps/16715>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [April 30, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/install-umbrelos-on-a-vps/16715 "2024-04-30T06:40:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/install-umbrelos-on-a-vps/16715/7 "2024-04-30T09:54:08Z")

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I just managed to get to the installation menu of UmbrelOS in a virtual machine. My way:

1. Choose one of the images as boot image (just as a placeholder, they do not seem to work with VMs)
2. Flash _umbrelos-amd64-usb-installer.img.xz_ on a physical usb drive with Balena
3. Inject the usb drive into the VM
4. Boot up the UEFI, it will not boot into the boot image
5. Type ‘exit’ and enter
6. Open boot menu
7. Choose usb drive to boot into

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